[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992-1993, Book II)]
[October 7, 1992]
[Page 1772]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



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Presidential Determination No. 93-3--Memorandum on Trade With 
Afghanistan
October 7, 1992

Memorandum for the Secretary of State

Subject: Assistance to and Trade with Afghanistan

    By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 620D(b) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2374(b)), I hereby 
determine that furnishing assistance to Afghanistan with funds 
authorized to be appropriated under that Act is in the national interest 
of the United States because of substantially changed circumstances in 
Afghanistan.
    By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 2(b)(2)(C) of the 
Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended (12 U.S.C. 635(b)(2)(C)), I 
hereby determine that Afghanistan has ceased to be a Marxist-Leninist 
country within the definition of such term in subparagraph (B)(i) of 
section 2(b)(2) of that Act (12 U.S.C. 635(b)(2)(B)(i)).
    In accordance with section 118(c)(1) of Public Law 99-190 (99 Stat. 
1319), I hereby provide notice of my intention to restore 
nondiscriminatory trade treatment to the products of Afghanistan no 
sooner than 30 days following receipt by the Congress of this 
memorandum.
    Attached to this determination is a Statement of Justification for 
these actions, setting forth, among other things, a description of U.S. 
national interests in resuming assistance and normal trade ties with 
Afghanistan.
    You are authorized and directed to report these actions to the 
Congress and to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.

                                                             George Bush

                    [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 4 
                        p.m., October 15, 1992]

                    Note: The attached justification was published in 
                        the Federal Register on October 19.